He meant to push her away. Instead fate drew them closer. Before the insult that could have shattered everything something—an echo from the past—halts Fitzwilliam Darcy’s tongue. In that moment the course of his life changes. In this Pride and Prejudice reimagining delicately threaded with mystery Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet form an unlikely friendship during his stay at Netherfield. What begins with wary conversations and unexpected smiles grows into something far more dangerous to their hearts. But just as they begin to trust each other completely Elizabeth vanishes without a trace. Determined to uncover who spirited her away and why Darcy is drawn into a web of secrets half-truths and forces he can scarcely explain—guided only by the invisible bond that has always pulled them together. Told in alternating first-person perspectives Moments Frozen in Time is a tale of pride perception and the unseen ties that can bind two soul